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, an annual

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match organised by

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and contested by the reigning champions of the two main

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an club competitions, the

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and the

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. The match featured

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, the winners of the

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, and

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, the winners of the

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. It was played at the

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, Norway, on 9 August 2016. Real Madrid won the match 3–2 after extra time for their third UEFA Super Cup title.

Venue

The

was announced as the venue of the Super Cup at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in

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, Switzerland, on 18 September 2014. It was the first UEFA final hosted in Norway. The Lerkendal Stadion opened as a multi-purpose stadium on 10 August 1947, as the main football and athletics stadium in Trondheim. It is the home stadium of

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. The stadium has a capacity for 21,166 spectators, making it the second largest football stadium in Norway.

Teams

This was the third consecutive and fourth overall all-Spanish Super Cup.

Match

Summary

Real Madrid's starters of the 2016 Champions League Final

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and

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missed the match with injuries. In the 21st minute

Marco Asensio Marco Asensio Willemsen (; born 21 January 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spain national team. After starting out at Mallorca, Asensio signed with ...

scored the opening goal for Real Madrid with a strike from 25-yards out which flew into the top left corner of the net.

Franco Vázquez Franco Damián Vázquez (; born 22 February 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie B club Parma and the Argentina national team. Beginning his career with Argentine club Belgrano in 2007, V� ...

got the equalizer in the 41st minute when he scored with a low left foot shot from just inside the penalty area. Sevilla were awarded a penalty in the 72nd minute when

Sergio Ramos Sergio Ramos García (; born 30 March 1986) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national football team, Spain nationa ...

was adjudged to have fouled Vitolo by flicking back his leg inside the penalty area.

Yevhen Konoplyanka Yevhen Olehovych Konoplyanka ( uk, Євген Олегович Коноплянка; born 29 September 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia and the Ukraine national team. He began h ...

scored from the resulting penalty with a low shot to his left sending the goalkeeper the wrong way. In the 93rd minute Sergio Ramos scored with a free header from two yards out after a cross from Lucas Vázquez on the right. Four minutes into extra-time

Timothée Kolodziejczak Timothée Christian Kolodziejczak (; born 1 October 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Schalke 04. He can play as either a centre or left-back. Kolodziejczak is a French youth international an ...

was sent off for a second yellow card following a foul on Lucas Vázquez. Sergio Ramos then stooped low to score his second goal but the goal was ruled out for a pull on Sevilla defender Adil Rami. In the 119th minute

Dani Carvajal Daniel "Dani" Carvajal Ramos (; born 11 January 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spain national team. Having risen through the Real Madrid youth ranks, he spent a sea ...

got into the penalty box after a long run down the right and scored when he lifted the ball with the outside of his right foot over the goalkeeper.

Details

The Champions League winners were designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Statistics

References

External links

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